Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
Synthetic Beeswax in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
Synthetic Beeswax is a cosmetic ingredient that makes the product thicker or thinner. It is vegan. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 57 products, most often eye makeup.
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What does Synthetic Beeswax do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, Synthetic Beeswax makes the product thicker or thinner and keeps an emulsion from separating. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: viscosity controlling and emulsion stabilising.
What other names and numbers does Synthetic Beeswax have?
- CAS number
- 71243-51-1
- EC number
- 275-286-5
Is Synthetic Beeswax vegan?
Yes. Open Beauty Facts records nothing from an animal in Synthetic Beeswax.
Which products contain Synthetic Beeswax?
Open Beauty Facts finds Synthetic Beeswax in the ingredient lists of 57 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often eye makeup, mascara and makeup.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 13 · Australia 10 · Norway 5 · Türkiye 5.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Synthetic Beeswax turns up, not how much of the market it is.
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The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.
- European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
- Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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